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Welcome to Ash ...

So far, we found very little information about Ash. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ash to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ash, please Contact Us.


Ash would have been located within present day Licking County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ash, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ash is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ash was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Ash was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Ash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Ash: This one is located in Licking County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 17 communities that are also named Ash - they are located in California, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ash.

Communities near Ash ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ash.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ash. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ash.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ash. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ash.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ash. See our Newspapers Page for Ash.

Adding Ash to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ash in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ash was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ash post office opened in 1887. The Ash post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ash.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Licking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ash - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Ash area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Ash area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/